Where does “alpingli” come from?
alpingli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pinglo, from French épingle, from Vulgar Latin spingula, from Latin spīculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
alpingli (Esperanto): to pin to or onto; to pin up
Definitions
- to pin to or onto; to pin up
Ancestry of “alpingli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pinglo | pin |
| 2 | French | épingle | pin |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | spingula | — |
| 4 | Latin | spīculum | little sharp point or sting |
| 5 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |